Dawn chorus: A hard bounce
GDP bounces back hard in Sept qtr after NZ executed the hardest but shortest lockdown in the June qtr; Short term pain for long term gain; Ihumātao land bought, but dispute not resolved
TLDR: Morena. GDP figures showed New Zealand’s strategy of locking down the hardest for the shortest time paid off. GDP was hit harder than most in the June quarter, but has bounced back better than other countries with less stringent lockdowns.
The Government finally announced an Ihumātao land purchase, but the detail about what houses will be built wh…
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